Binance CEO “CZ” has been pushing for crypto and blockchain adoption in Southeast Asia in order to establish its leadership in the region. Now, Binance and Cambodia’s Securities and Exchange Regulator...
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Travelers return to Southeast Asia but inflation could hurt recovery
After more than two years of lockdowns and border controls, Southeast Asia is finally experiencing some semblance of the old days of travel. Flights are steadily returning to 2019 levels in the region...
Southeast Heat Wave Shows No Signs Of Letting Up—Record Highs Possible In These Cities Next Week
Topline A heat wave that brought stifling temperatures to areas of the Southeast and the Midwest for the past week is expected to continue into at least the early part of next week, threatening millio...
Binance Courts Philippine License, To Target Southeast Asia
The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance is currently seeking the Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) and Electronic Money Issuer (EMI) licenses in the Philippines. Binance CEO “CZ” met with Phil...
Indonesian Exchange Pintu Raises $113M to Be ‘Coinbase of Southeast Asia’
Overcoming recent headwinds in the crypto market, Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange and wallet Pintu announced today that it has raised $110 million in Series B funding from Lightspeed, Pantera Capit...
Ant Unveils Singapore Digital Bank in Southeast Asian Push
(Bloomberg) — Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. launched its digital bank in Singapore, as China’s largest online financial platform branches out of its home market amid regulatory headwinds. ...
Binance P2P Waives 50% Maker Fees for Southeast Asia
The Southeast Asian branch of the Binance P2P exchange announced a new fee promotion to be held in the last week of May. From the 24th to the 31st, new orders will get a 50% discount on maker fees dur...
Alibaba Invests $378.5 Million Into Its Southeast Asia Arm Lazada
People walk past a pop-up store by asian e-commerce giant Lazada along Singapore’s Orchard Road … [+] shopping district as it filled with crowds on Sunday, 12 December 2021. Joseph Nair/Nu...
Southeast Europe’s Search For Natural Gas Supplies
Late last month Moscow stopped gas exports to two “unfriendly countries” that refused to be bullied into paying with rubles: Bulgaria and Poland. The Balkans are now looking for alternative suppliers....
YGG SEA, Solana Ventures Ally to Supercharge Game Development in Southeast Asia – crypto.news
YGG SEA and Solana Ventures have signed a partnership agreement that will enable both entities to join forces to bolster Southeast Asia’s play-to-earn gaming ecosystem by providing the necessary resou...
YGG SEA Joins Forces With Solana Ventures to Boost Game Development in Southeast Asia
Advertisement     YGG SEA has signed a new relationship with Solana Ventures, Solana Labs’ investment arm, which will help the Yield Guild Games subDAO expand its acti...
Solana Ventures Invests $500K in YGG SEA To Bolster GameFi in Southeast Asia
The gaming industry is one of the most successful and quickly growing industries, and along with it, the crypto space is growing just as quickly. Combine these two, and what you get is looking to beco...
YGG partners with Solana to boost operations in Southeast Asia
YGG SEA announced a new partnership with Solana’s investment arm (SOL/USD) Solana Ventures to boost its operations in Southeast Asia, Invezz learned from a press release. The partnership will provide ...
YGG SEA Partners With Solana Ventures To Supercharge Game Development in Southeast Asia
April 28, 2022 – Taipei, Taiwan YGG SEA has formed a new partnership with Solana Ventures, the investment arm of Solana Labs, that will bolster the Yield Guild Games subDAO’s operations in Southeast A...
YGG SEA Secures $15 Million in Funding to Boost Southeast Asia’s P2E Gaming Industry – crypto.news
Yield Guild Games South East Asia (YGG SEA), has raised $15 million across two separate private funding rounds, with participation from notable institutional investors, including YGG, Infinity Venture...
YGG SEA Raises $15 Million To Strengthen The Position of Play-to-earn Gaming In Southeast Asia
Play-to-earn gaming continues to take the world by storm. Yield Guild Games Southeast Asia (YGG SEA) acknowledges the tremendous potential for this industry vertical in Southeast Asia. The subDAO rais...
YGG SEA Raises $15m In Private Funding To Foster Play-to-earn Gaming Adoption And Development Across Southeast Asia
Yield Guild Games is a big name in the blockchain gaming and gaming guild industry vertical. Its subDAO Yield Guild Games Southeast Asia (YGG SEA) has secured $15 million in funding through two privat...
YGG SEA Secures $15 Million from Marquee Investors to Boost Play-to-Earn Gaming in Southeast Asia
Taipei, Taiwan, 26th April, 2022, Chainwire Yield Guild Games Southeast Asia (YGG SEA), a sub-decentralized autonomous organization (subDAO) of the Philippines-based blockchain gaming startup Yield Gu...
Ripple Seen as Leading Remittance Provider in Association of Southeast Asian Nations Report: Details
A recent report, “Financial Technology and Inclusion in ASEAN,” cites Ripple as a notable remittance provider. The research undertaken by ASEAN Global Connections and the University of Cam...
Successful In China, U.S. Accountant Looks To Southeast Asia For New Growth
Southeast Asia offers good growth prospects for global investors, says Drew Bernstein, co-chairman … [+] of New York-headquartered MBP. The accounting firm plans to open an office in Singapore i...
Bitcoin Will Continue to Grow as a Significant Store of Value, Says Head of Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Gupta does not expect the “privately issued” coins to replace state-backed money. DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, has massive plans for crypto. M...
GameFi Is a New Game for Southeast Asia Players
To participate in P2E games, players require access to in-game NFTs, which can often be beyond their financial reach. By lending NFTs to its community members, commonly known as scholars, YGG is finan...
Billionaire Peter Lim, Wellington College To Set Up International Schools In Southeast Asia
Established in 1859, the Wellington College campus in Crowthorne is about an hour’s drive west of … [+] London Courtesy of Wellington College Wellington College has partnered with Singapor...
Peter Thiel-Backed Philippine Fintech Startup Raises $31 Million, Aims To Be A One-Stop Shop For Southeast Asia’s Financial Needs
(From left) PayMongo’s CTO Jaime Hing III, CEO Francis Plaza and CCO Luis Sia. COURTESY OF PayMongo Manila-based fintech startup PayMongo—backed by the likes of PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel, pay...
Philippines’ DoubleDragon Hotel Unit Bets On Post-Pandemic Tourism Recovery With Japan, Southeast Asia Expansion
A porter pushes a trolley laden with luggage at a Hotel 101 property, operated by DoubleDragon … [+] Properties Corp., in Manila, the Philippines, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Photographer: Veejay Vil...
Malaysian Tycoon Tony Fernandes’ AirAsia To Launch Air Taxi Service Across Southeast Asia By 2025
Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia Group, reacts as he speaks during the Rise conference in Hong Kong, … [+] China, on July 9, 2019. Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg AirAsia Group—controlled by Malaysian tyco...
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank (DBS) Is Launching Bitcoin Trading: Details
Tomiwabold Olajide Bitcoin trading services to launch on Southeast Asia’s largest bank (DBS) DBS Bank, Southeast Asia’s largest bank by assets, plans to provide Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ...
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS to Launch Crypto Trading for Retail Investors – Exchanges Bitcoin News
DBS, the largest bank in Southeast Asia, is planning to launch crypto trading for retail investors this year, the bank’s CEO has revealed. He added that in the first half of this year, DBS will focus ...